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I really liked Kate. She came across so real to me. And I like the way her and Alex behaved in their relationship, especially when certain things happened which didn't necessarily get revealed to all involved. Everyone is leading their own individual lives, and yet their are interwoven in each others. I also almost always love a movie set in NYC!

For me Please Give was just like all other movies written and directed by Nicole Holofcener. Nothing special. I appreciated the movie's unpredictability and how true to life it really is when it comes to all the emotions that were expressed in it. But for me there was never really a hook, there was never anything that made me want to stay there until the end. Something that made me want to see what would happen next. This made me lose focus sometimes and made me focus on other things than the actual movie. In the end it just wasn't very memorable and it left me as soon as I'd finished watching it.

Nicole Holofcener is a brilliant writer/director. Her comedies are so witty! Please Give is a wonderful addition to her collection of movies about real people living in real times. Catherine Keener is superb.

Nicole Holofcener often seems to be picking up a ball that Woody Allen dropped a long time ago. Please Give has the smart observations of overly educated and somewhat wealthy people neurotically trying to either apologize or validate their place in the culture and society. While this movie has some very funny moments, it is filled with an astute observations relating to cultural guilt and a sort of ethical ennui that is all too real. This film works on all levels.

A good drama comedy about a woman dealing with the moral issues of today. Kate is a complex character struggling to live well and be a good person and raise her child not to be materialistic, when poverty, homelessness and sadness are right outside her door.

Slightly darker than her previous films with the haunting spectre of death and unsettling hints at mental illness. However as usual with Holofcener she never lets it collapse into despair and bleakness with her trademark wit and black comedy chops.

disinteresting, dull, and didnt hit any chords that i would say were funny or at least bring a chuckle. story doesnt go anywhere like the main character in Life of Pi just floats and still, excepting us to go along with the wanna-be Woody Allen vibe but theres one thing missing.... Woody Allen didn't do or never would have done this film in his life. Characters don't make you care but make you roll your eyes at their unwillingness to change.

More like a TV series than a movie, but it is so well-acted. So even though the characters in this movie are somehow more like a bunch of uninteresting people with their "fake" problems, I found the feeling guilty issue is actually quite interesting, subtly contemplative.

Though touching and occasionally thoughtful with captivating performances by the two female leads (Keener and Hall), the bleak and biting comedy (though effective), as well as dark themes, might cause some viewers to take a step back. If you like dark comedies though, it's worth a go, just don't go into it expecting to be cheered up.